ACE NOTES Series 4

Ace Notes Series 4

1. While running on a treadmill, your client says that RPE is 9 on the 1-10 Borg Scale, what would you suggest? Suggest slowly decreasing the speed on the treadmill to a walking pace and continuing movement until they return to a 5 on the Borg Scale.

2. Alternative walking for 5 minutes and then running for 5 minutes for a 25 minute period is considered what type of training? Aerobic interval training

3. What is Fartlek training? A form of training similar to interval training, except the work-rest intervals are not systematically measured, but instead are determined by how the participant feels, also known as speed play.

4. What is the talk test? A subjective method for measuring exercise intensity using observation of respiration effort and the ability to talk while exercising.

5. What is edema? Swelling as a result of the collection of fluid within the tissues.

6. Name some optimum benefits of cardio respiratory exercise?

a. decreased resting blood pressure

b. lowered resting heart rate

c. decreased anxiety

7. What is a MET? Metabolic equivalent, a unit used for quantifying physical actitvites. One MET is equal to the resting oxygen consumption, which is approximately 3.5 milliliters of oxygen per kilogram of body weight per minute.

8. What is the difference between relative and absolute exercise intensity? Relative refers to the energy required during exercise based on individual fitness levels, absolute refers to the actual rate of energy expended.

9. Define metabolism? The chemical and physiological processes in the body that provide energy for the maintenance of life.

10. What is the difference between muscular strength and muscular endurance?

Strength- The max. Force that a muscle can produce against resistance in a single max. effort

Endurance- Capacity of muscle to exert force repeat against a resistance, or to hold a fixed or static contraction over time.